Push Comes to Shove

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Push Comes to Shove is a groundbreaking 1976 ballet by choreographer Twyla Tharp that famously blended classical ballet with jazz and modern dance, helping redefine contemporary American choreography.

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instanceOf ballet ⓘ
artForm dance ⓘ
associatedWith American Ballet Theatre repertoire ⓘ
Twyla Tharp Dance aesthetic ⓘ
choreographer Twyla Tharp ⓘ
choreographyStyle off-balance, athletic, and theatrical movement ⓘ
composer various composers ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
createdBy Twyla Tharp ⓘ
creatorNationality American ⓘ
era 1970s American ballet ⓘ
genre contemporary ballet ⓘ
jazz-influenced ballet ⓘ
modern dance ⓘ
hasChoreographerRoleFor Twyla Tharp ⓘ
hasChoreographicStructure narrative and episodic sections ⓘ
hasTitle Push Comes to Shove ⓘ
historicalSignificance landmark work in the crossover between ballet and modern dance ⓘ
influenced integration of jazz and popular movement into ballet companies ⓘ
later contemporary ballet choreographers ⓘ
language none (wordless ballet) ⓘ
movementStyle blend of classical ballet, jazz, and modern dance ⓘ
notableFor innovative fusion of classical and popular dance vocabularies ⓘ
redefining contemporary American choreography ⓘ
originalMedium live performance ⓘ
performanceType ensemble ballet with featured soloists ⓘ
period late 20th-century American dance ⓘ
premiereCompany American Ballet Theatre ⓘ
premiereDate 1976 ⓘ
premieredInDecade 1970s ⓘ
reception widely acclaimed as groundbreaking ⓘ

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